(Quebec) The Parti Québécois and Québec solidaire have joined their voices with that of the Legault government to denounce Justin Trudeau’s “interference” in Quebec’s areas of jurisdiction in matters of housing. Only the Liberal Party of Quebec sounded a discordant note in the National Assembly.
The proposals announced Wednesday by the Canadian Prime Minister in anticipation of the federal budget do not pass through Quebec. On Wednesday, the Legault government offered a clear refusal to Justin Trudeau, who will introduce measures to improve the quality of life of tenants.
The federal government has said it wants to tackle the housing crisis by proposing the establishment of a standard lease across the country, a charter to guarantee tenants’ rights and measures to improve the housing rating. credit. “The answer is simple, it’s no,” retorted Wednesday the minister responsible for Canadian Relations, Jean-François Roberge.
Thursday, it was the turn of Québec solidaire and the Parti Québécois to denounce this new encroachment into a provincial area of jurisdiction. However, according to them, the Legault government should not be surprised by this.
“Mr. Trudeau clearly sees that for this government, the housing crisis is the last priority. He is not stupid, he sees a political opportunity,” said the parliamentary leader of Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois.
According to him, the “indignation” of the Legault government “is very misplaced” while the Coalition Avenir Québec is “responsible” for this intervention in the province’s field of jurisdiction.
This is one more example which confirms that the balance of power of the Legault government before Ottawa is “zero”, believes the leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
“Even very weakened in the polls, Ottawa and Justin Trudeau do not fear the 89 deputies of the CAQ,” said the PQ leader. He accuses Mr. Trudeau of having himself “ignited” the housing crisis with his migration policies which caused “an imbalance”.
“He arrives as a savior in Quebec’s areas of jurisdiction, saying that he will find pan-Canadian policies that will improve things when all we are asking him is to stop sabotaging our immigration planning” , he added.
According to him, it is necessary “as quickly as possible for the separatists in power to get us out of a corrosive and disrespectful regime for Quebec”.
Discordant note
Twice rather than once, the Liberal Party of Quebec did not consent on Thursday to motions tabled by the government and the Parti Québécois to denounce federal “encroachment” in an area of provincial jurisdiction.
In the press scrum, the Liberals indicated that they wanted to learn “the details” surrounding Justin Trudeau’s proposals before calling out interference in the province’s jurisdiction.
“I want to know the details of what will be proposed before stating that 100% because what concerns the Civil Code for example, it is 100% clear that for that there is an interference”, explained the door Liberal spokesperson on housing, Virginie Dufour.
She cited in particular the proposal on credit rating. “In fact, it’s federal,” she recalled.
Hope for the “Françoise David law”
Furthermore, Québec solidaire remains “hopeful” that François Legault will allow the adoption of the bill aimed at expanding “the Françoise David law”, which stipulates that a senior over 70 with a very low income and who lives his accommodation for more than 10 years cannot be evicted.
Bill 198 would include seniors aged 65 and over. The government agreed to call the legislative text of an opposition party – which is rare – in exchange for using a gag order to adopt Christian Dubé’s reform in December.
After facing a tirade of questions from supportive deputies, the minister responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, did not show any new signs of openness on the subject.
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